MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
online learning technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Students want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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